Thor Philipsen is a renowned teacher of osteopathy and visionary behind Human Systems & Vagus Academy. He is the protege of Stanley Rosenberg, having undergone 20 years of personal apprenticeship by this esteemed master.

Stanley Rosenberg

Was a brilliant pioneer who experimented with every conceptual idea under the sun. He was a master at hands-on methods from osteopathy, Rolfing and other healing styles. He developed his own unique subtil methods that dropped everyones jaws when he demonstrated them. Stanley is also the author of book, Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve, that took the world by storm.

Stanley was on a lifelong quest and explored many arenas including breathing techniques, NLP, meditation, Tai Chi, spiritual traditions such as George Gurdjieff and The Art of Living (which thought had the best breathing exercises on the planet). He was a firm beliver in his methods and had an unwavering passion to explore universal principles and develop new health techniques.

Adventures with Stanley Rosenberg

Stanley Rosenberg was an incredibly generous man who took Thor Philipsen under his wings from an early age. He was constantly empowering Thor to become the best version of himself and to keep striving to keep aiming for the stars. He gave Thor his personal support, guidance, secrets, new ideas, all his formal seminars, including the seminars with guest teacher experts, which he paid for himself. Stanley gifted Thor an expensive treatment table, Paid his travel expenses, connected him with his business partners, referred his clients to Thor and trusted him with taking over all his seminars and workshops when he retired.

Almost 20 years ago in a casual conversation after just one year of friendship, Thor mentioned his childhood dream of going toHawaiit, Stanley replied immediately with, let’s go, I will pay for your ticket and things will happen!

Then we went on a fantastic paradise adventure to the jungles and beaches of Hawaii and Maui with his own very gifted son Erik. Shortly after arriving the three of us were lining up masses of people and treated them, one by one at the local health food store. People started filling our pockets with money and demanded courses. Erik and I felt like young “gangsters of love” on top of the world. That was the sort of magic that always happened around Stanley on a daily basis.

Origin of Human Systems

With two decades of personal apprenticeship from his revered mentor, Stanley Rosenberg, and extensive training under the legendary Grandmaster of Osteopathy Alain Gehin. The founder of Human systems has cultivated a refined approach to therapy that focuses on communicating non-verbally with the autonomic nervous system. In addition to his personal training, he is also trained at the highly regarded institutions such as The John Wernham College of Classical Osteopathy and the European School of Osteopathy where he learned from amazing teachers such as Sue Turner and Richard Twinning. Fueled by an unwavering belief in the body's inherent healing capacity and constant search for knowledge. Thor has integrated his expertise in osteopathy and psychomotor therapy with insights drawn from his diverse background in yoga, meditation, freediving, and martial arts to create different programs that aspire to make super humans, or just make humans super.

Bringing Stanley Rosenberg´s legacy to the world

Thor Philipsen has co-taught "Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve Course” with Stanley Rosenberg from its inception, being the only person granted this privilege. Stanley entrusted Thor with continuing his unique new work and carrying forward his legacy upon retirement, a responsibility Thor has upheld to this day.

Thor’s exceptional dedication and inspiration from his mentor have earned him the honor of serving as a personal therapist to a diverse range of individuals, from street kids in India to revered figures such as His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and members of two highly respected royal families. He has also helped traumatized people from war zones who have been victims of torture, worked with women from crisis centers, and assisted individuals with autism. His expertise has further attracted top athletes, Hollywood actors, opera singers, and influential personalities, solidifying his reputation as a sought-after practitioner.

Thor has continued teaching Stanley Rosenberg methods and workshops around the world, integrating his wisdom into the curriculum of the four-year full-time Master of Science in Osteopathy program in India.